Multifunction printer on a budget question...
When I regularly worked in my office, I always had access to a scanner and color laser printer. Now that I primarily WFH, and we don't have a printer at home, it can get a little annoying. Especially when I find out on short notice I have to print some stupid thing for kids/school.
I'm looking at the decision of a color inkjet model vs a monochrome laser printer. I haven't owned a printer in over a decade, so I don't know where the current technology is. But pricing for laser printers (at least monochrome) is quite reasonable.
I don't print often, and my bias from the past is that inkjet is just a constant hassle with ink cartridges drying out from lack of use, being expensive to replace, and generally being an annoying user experience. I've long preferred laser to avoid that, and because the output looks more crisp as well, but given that "budget" laser printers didn't exist when I looked in the past, I don't know if they're as good as what I remember about laser printers or if they're just as much a nightmare as budget inkjets.
Thoughts?
